The Army taking care of its own
This is not how it is supposed to be..… A day after I attend a support the troops rally in Brighton - I see this crap.
Remembering the guy at the center of the Walter Reed scandal? He is still collecting a paycheck. Accountability anyone? FromThink Progress:
On March 12, the Pentagon announced that Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Kevin Kiley, who oversaw neglect at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, was resigning, effective immediately. NBC News Pentagon correspondent Jim Miklaszewski reported that it was “very likely†Kiley “would be reduced in retirement, at least one rank†and “be forced to retire at that two-star level.â€
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But Think Progress has learned that Kiley is still serving at the Pentagon, despite announcing his “retirement†in March. An official in the Department of the Army Public Affairs told Think Progress:
He [Kiley] is no longer serving as the Army Surgeon General but is in a transition status pending his retirement. … Currently Maj. Gen Kiley does not have a specific retirement date. He is no longer performing any duties related to The Surgeon General and is pending retirement.
That’s not unusual. Same thing happens with postal employees. They seem to linger on, then go on hiatus for a while, sucking down their remaining sick leave, vacation and other credits to buy additional “time” towards their retirement. Is it right? No. Is it legal? Yes.
Look it was reported that the center of this disaster was going to be reduced in rank.
Guess what - he apparently isn’t .. This isn’t some bridging discussion to retirement. This is about looking the other way and not having accountability.
So there is a feel good moment where America is told someone will pay and no one does - except the soldiers of course who had to ensure the squalid conditions at Walter Reed.